Berki, 29, won his third world champion’s title on pommel horse while Hosszú, 25, scored three gold medals in the European championships and collected 69 medals, including 51 golds in the World Cup series.

Hosszú’s coach and husband Shane Tusup, from the US, was elected top coach of the year for the second time in a row. The women’s handball team of Győr, which defended its Champions League title, triumphed in the team category while canoe-kayak trainer Botond Storcz was voted the best national coach.

Hungary’s canoeists and kayakers, managed by Storcz, have notched up a long list of honours in the world and European championships.

The awards were handed over to the winners in a gala evening in Budapest’s Akvárium Club on Thursday evening. The title has been awarded since 1958.

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